Hi - I just signed up to BP and also just attended a 3 day event for Tax liens Wealth Builders held July 29-31st in Dallas, TX.

Recommend checking out how many students attend Ohio State vs.

They're actually hosting occasional "come and see" type events where you can go out there BEFORE you buy (and even afterwards!). 

In the event that you do have a true squatter its a fairly standard eviction process which is unfortunate but does happen in this business.On a preventative note if you have a vacant unit you can put in a security system that uses cellular and you will get notification if anyone comes in. 

As others have said, start attending local real estate investing meetups every month.

We have an investment in College Station, TX and since my wife and I attended school there we are very comfortable with areas where renters and students want to be.

I highly recommend attending a few local meetups and get to know other local investors.

I attended a XGIMI release in Seattle last fall on a special invite and they gave me this for reviewing.

We update our lease constantly and our attorney reviews it annually, I feel this is the best route and so do most of the instructors at CE classes that I attend.

I just attended John Jackson's two day event.